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TR19 Inspection in Pitsea
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pitsea. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
TR19 inspection in Pitsea, done properly
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Pitsea and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. Common call-outs are for post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, on wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys.
Around a town like Pitsea, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Pitsea (SS13, SS14, SS16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Pitsea
Can the work in Pitsea be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pitsea?
The local authority for Pitsea is Basildon council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged ahead of the clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Pitsea before we arrive.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
How we price TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Why it’s worth doing now in Pitsea
Sites in Pitsea that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Pitsea businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Pitsea?
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
School kitchens, at schools like The Basildon Upper Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
Grease, kitchens and Pitsea
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 10 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Pitsea. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Pitsea. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Pitsea get their food hygiene inspections from Basildon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Pitsea station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Gabriel's Church or elsewhere in Pitsea, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Pitsea is about 2 miles east of Basildon, in Essex. Pitsea gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 12 miles away.
Work in SS13, SS14 and SS16 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on High Road, Kirby Road and Beech Road and nearby roads. With the A13 and A132 close by, Pitsea is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Bowers Gifford (1 mile east), North Benfleet (1 mile east), Nevendon (2 miles north-east), Tarpots (2 miles east) and South Benfleet (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (12 miles north), Brentwood (9 miles north-west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (5 miles south-east), Billericay (5 miles north-west) and Rayleigh (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Pitsea
Around Pitsea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Vange Hill, The Barge pub and Northlands Primary School and Nursery. The closest station to Pitsea is Pitsea station, about 0.6 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find The Motor Boat Museum (1 mile west) and Rayleigh Castle (4.5 miles east). For a walk, there’s Vange Marsh RSPB nature reserve.